{{Note|If you'd like to create Windows recovery flash drive, do it before Arch installation with the help of autorun located at recovery partition, from your installed Windows system.}}

{{Note|If you'd like to create Windows recovery flash drive, do it before Arch installation with the help of autorun located at recovery partition, from your installed Windows system.}}

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Due to the fact that there is no optical drive, you need to [https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/USB_Installation_Media install Arch from USB stick].

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Due to the fact that there is no optical drive, you need to [[USB Installation Media|install Arch from USB stick]].

The lazy way to install is just default installation, works flawlessly. Installed system will boot in legacy-BIOS mode.

The lazy way to install is just default installation, works flawlessly. Installed system will boot in legacy-BIOS mode.

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{{Note|I had no success in UEFI-based installation, though I tried it. If anyone had any, please write here about your success story.}}

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=== UEFI ===

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{{Note|This procedure reflects a single user's experience, and no attempt was made to experiment with different settings.}}

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Download the [https://www.archlinux.org/download/ official ISO] or create your own using something like [[Archiso]]. Follow the instructions for [[UEFI#Create UEFI bootable USB from ISO|creating a UEFI bootable USB]] from the ISO. Note that the default bootloader works fine so there's no need to install an alternative one like rEFInd. In the BIOS under Startup, set "UEFI/Legacy Boot" to UEFI only and turn off CSM support (this step might not be necessary, try skipping it first if you like).

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Upon saving your changes and restarting, the UEFI boot options from the USB stick should come up and you can proceed to installing Arch as usual.

The lazy way to install is just default installation, works flawlessly. Installed system will boot in legacy-BIOS mode.

UEFI

Note: This procedure reflects a single user's experience, and no attempt was made to experiment with different settings.

Download the official ISO or create your own using something like Archiso. Follow the instructions for creating a UEFI bootable USB from the ISO. Note that the default bootloader works fine so there's no need to install an alternative one like rEFInd. In the BIOS under Startup, set "UEFI/Legacy Boot" to UEFI only and turn off CSM support (this step might not be necessary, try skipping it first if you like).

Upon saving your changes and restarting, the UEFI boot options from the USB stick should come up and you can proceed to installing Arch as usual.

Hardware

Just everything works out of the box.
I installed only synaptics and video-intel drivers.